Butterflies for Kiri

By Cathryn Falwell
Paperback: $11.95

A Japanese American girl grows creatively and, with perseverance, masters the art of making an origami butterfly. Includes instructions.

Description

Kiri loves to make things. When she receives an origami set for her birthday, she can’t wait to try making a butterfly, just like the one Auntie Lu had made. Kiri chooses a bright purple paper and carefully follows the steps, but the paper tears after just four folds. Her beautiful paper is ruined!

Disappointed but not discouraged, Kiri continues to practice making origami butterflies. Then one beautiful spring day in the park Kiri is inspired to make a picture of what she sees, and her creative and colorful solution turns out to be more rewarding than she could have imagined.

Butterflies for Kiri is a gentle testament to a child’s determination and creativity, and like Kiri, children will be inspired to make their own origami butterflies. Easy-to-follow instructions are provided at the end of the story.

About the Creators

Cathryn Falwell

Cathryn Falwell has written and illustrated many award-winning books for children, among them Lee & Low's Rainbow Stew, David's Drawings, and Butterflies for Kiri, a "Choices" selection from the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Falwell lives in Gorham, Maine, with her family. To find out more about Cathryn Falwell, visit her website: cathrynfalwellbooks.com.

Awards

  • Best Children's Books of the Year

    Bank Street College of Education

  • CCBC Choices

    Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)

Reviews

  • "Colorful and bright, this story of frustration and determination will appeal to children who have experienced both."

    - Booklist
  • "A Japanese American child receives an origami kit for her birthday. . . . Falwell's cut-and-torn paper collages are the perfect medium for the story. Kiri's disappointments are realistically captured, as is her creative spirit. Instructions on how to make an origami butterfly are included."

    - School Library Journal

Paperback

  • ISBN 9781600603426
  • Publication Date Mar 01, 2003
  • Trim Size 9.25 × 9 in
  • Weight 0.375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 841
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781584301004
  • Publication Date Mar 01, 2003
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 1.0625 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Word Count 841
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Imagination & Play
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / People & Places / United States / Asian American
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
  • Themes Art, Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Classroom Activities, Colors, Education, Fiction, Friendship, Games / Toys, Imagination, Overcoming Obstacles, Realistic Fiction, Sharing & Giving
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 8
  • Grade Range Grades K - 3
  • Guided Reading L
  • ATOS Book Level 3.9
  • DRA 24
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 600
  • Reading Level 2
  • SRC 3.3
  • Bebop Reading Early Fluent
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